Abdomen 3

Question 1

What ligament divides the liver into right & left

Answer 1

Falciform ligament

Question 2

Where do all structures (vessels, nerves, etc) enter/exit the liver?

Answer 2

Porta hepatis

Question 3

What is the dominant blood supply to the liver parenchyma?

Answer 3

Hepatic portal VEIN (not artery) - carries nutrients absorbed from small intestine

Question 4

What does the tail of the pancreas lie in close proximity of?

Answer 4

The hilum of SPLEEN

Question 5

At what level does the abdominal aorta bifurcate? and what into?

Answer 5

L4
Left & Right common iliac aa.

Question 6

What does the splenic vein drain into

Answer 6

Portal v.
- splenic v. joins the sup. mesenteric v.

Question 7

What are the divisions of the pancreas

Answer 7

Tail
Body
Neck
Head
Uncinate process

Question 8

What is the name of the structure that regulates the flow of bile from the pancreas to the duodenom

Answer 8

Sphincter of oddi

Question 9

Name 3 of the 5 sites of porto-caval anastomoses

Answer 9

• Bare area of liver
• Anal canal
• Lower 1/3 of oesophagus
• Paraumbilical area
• Retroperitoneal